Minority schemes do not defy Hindus’ rights, Centre tells SC https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/minority-schemes-do-not-defy-hindus-rights-centre-tells-sc-101626200514662.html JUL 14, 2021 Submitting its affidavit in response to a petition filed jointly by six members of the Hindu community, the Centre maintained that the schemes framed by it are “legally valid” and aim at “inclusive growth” for the minority communities at various levels.
he petition, filed through advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, contended that the petitioners are being unconstitutionally deprived of benefits available to similarly situated members of religious minorities in violation of their fundamental right to equality (Article 14), right against discrimination on grounds of religion (Article 15) and the right against paying taxes for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious denomination (Article 27). “The petitioners and other members of [the] Hindu community are suffering because they have been born in [the] majority community... The State cannot promote or give any benefit to any religious community whether minority or majority keeping in view the secular ethos embedded in the Constitution of India,” stated the petition.
Minorities should be treated as ‘weaker classes’: NCM https://groundreport.in/minorities-should-be-treated-as-weaker-classes-ncm/ t Ground Report August 2, 2021 In the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the Commission has said that while the majority community is dominant in India, the minorities should be treated as a weaker section under Article 46 in India. Under this, it is the responsibility of the state to promote the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections.